nervation
French, noun\nɛʁ.va.sjɔ̃\
nervation is spelled N-E-R-V-A-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written French, the 133,661st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nervation is a French feminine noun meaning “nervation, pattern of nerves, e.g. as seen on a leaf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble des nervures d’une feuille”.
What does nervation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenervation, pattern of nerves, e.g. as seen on a leaf
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ensemble des nervures d’une feuille. 2. Synonyme de névrotomie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nervation
- nervations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nervation?
- \nɛʁ.va.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nervation in French?
nervation appears about once in every 17 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).